Method of fabricating low-cost transfix drums for solid ink transfer

摘要

A printer has a print head arranged to jet molten ink onto a surface, a transfix surface arranged to provide the surface for the print head, the transfix surface having a core and an outer shell of a predetermined grade of aluminum arranged on the core, the outer shell forming the surface for the print head. The printer also has a transport subsystem to transport a print substrate past the transfix surface such that the molten ink transfers from the transfix surface to the print substrate.

主权项

1. A transfix drum comprising:
a drum core having an particular stiffness that prevents the drum from flexing; and an outer shell of expandable aluminum of a predetermined grade appropriate for use in a solid ink printer arranged over the core, the shell being smooth without divots or protrusions.